3,800 - 1,700 B.P.
Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Neoglacial to Roman Warm

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Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:

Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:

This is a thick
small to medium triangular corner notch to expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section.The blade varies from
excurvate to straight.The shoulders are primarily slightly barbed, but may vary to
horizontal or at a slight upwards angle in re-sharpened examples. The stem is expanding,
but is never as wide as the shoulders. The base is straight to convex.This point is commonly crudely made and has a random flaking pattern.

This point may be difficult to distinguish from the Edgewood and Zavala types (Turner and Hester, 1985).

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Point Validity: Valid Type

Newell was a distinguished anthropologist who oversaw and directed excavation at many important sites. Krieger was a renowned anthropologist who spent most of his career in Texas
cataloging projectile points and pottery in Texas before moving on to the University of Washington. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid
type.